diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 192f1b8..129ed76 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -28,3 +28,7 @@ FINESSE_BACKEND_GITHUB_STATIC_FILE_URL=https://api.github.com/repos/ai-cfia/fine
 
 # Message for unexpected errors. Optional.
 # FINESSE_BACKEND_ERROR_UNEXPECTED="Unexpected error."
+
+# Threshold for fuzzy matching queries to finesse-data files. Represents the minimum
+# score (out of 100) for a match to be considered close enough. Optional.
+# FINESSE_BACKEND_FUZZY_MATCH_THRESHOLD=90
diff --git a/app/blueprints/search.py b/app/blueprints/search.py
index b7394c1..8464360 100644
--- a/app/blueprints/search.py
+++ b/app/blueprints/search.py
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ def search_azure():
 def search_static():
     finesse_data_url = current_app.config["FINESSE_DATA_URL"]
     query = request.json["query"]
+    match_threshold = current_app.config["FUZZY_MATCH_THRESHOLD"]
     try:
-        data = fetch_data(finesse_data_url, query)
+        data = fetch_data(finesse_data_url, query, match_threshold)
         return jsonify(data)
     except FinesseDataFetchException:
         return jsonify({"error": current_app.config["ERROR_FINESSE_DATA_FAILED"]}), 500
diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index d0ceb4b..fdc4d71 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 DEFAULT_ERROR_AZURE_FAILED = "Azure index search failed."
 DEFAULT_ERROR_FINESSE_DATA_FAILED = "finesse-data static search failed"
 DEFAULT_ERROR_UNEXPECTED = "Unexpected error."
+DEFAULT_FUZZY_MATCH_THRESHOLD = "90"
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -44,3 +45,8 @@ class Config:
     ERROR_UNEXPECTED = os.getenv(
         "FINESSE_BACKEND_ERROR_UNEXPECTED", DEFAULT_ERROR_UNEXPECTED
     )
+    FUZZY_MATCH_THRESHOLD = int(
+        os.getenv(
+            "FINESSE_BACKEND_FUZZY_MATCH_THRESHOLD", DEFAULT_FUZZY_MATCH_THRESHOLD
+        )
+    )
diff --git a/app/finesse_data/__init__.py b/app/finesse_data/__init__.py
index b34906f..377d701 100644
--- a/app/finesse_data/__init__.py
+++ b/app/finesse_data/__init__.py
@@ -1,32 +1,30 @@
 import logging
-
 import requests
-
+from fuzzywuzzy import process
 
 class FinesseDataFetchException(Exception):
     """Custom exception for errors in fetching data from finesse-data."""
 
-
 class EmptyQueryError(Exception):
     """Raised when the search query is empty."""
 
-
-def fetch_data(finesse_data_url, query):
+def fetch_data(finesse_data_url, query, match_threshold):
     if not query:
         logging.error("Empty search query received")
         raise EmptyQueryError("Search query cannot be empty")
+
     try:
         response = requests.get(finesse_data_url)
         response.raise_for_status()
         files = response.json()
+        file_map = {file["name"]: file for file in files}
         query = query.replace("\r\n", "").replace("\n", "")
-        normalized_term = query.lower()
-        matching_file = next(
-            (file for file in files if normalized_term in file["name"].lower()), None
-        )
-        if not matching_file:
-            logging.info("No matching file found for query: %s", query)
+        best_match_result = process.extractOne(query, file_map.keys())
+        if not best_match_result or best_match_result[1] < match_threshold:
+            logging.info(f"No close match found for query: {query}")
             return None
+        best_match, _ = best_match_result
+        matching_file = file_map[best_match]
         results_response = requests.get(matching_file["download_url"])
         results_response.raise_for_status()
         return results_response.json()
diff --git a/requirements-production.txt b/requirements-production.txt
index 7533989..e0e9c3a 100644
--- a/requirements-production.txt
+++ b/requirements-production.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ flask-cors==4.0.0               # Released: 2023-06-26
 gunicorn==21.2.0                # Released: 2023-07-19
 python-dotenv==1.0.0            # Released: 2023-02-24
 git+https://github.com/ai-cfia/azure-db.git@main#subdirectory=azure-ai-search
+fuzzywuzzy==0.18.0 
+python-Levenshtein== 0.23.0
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index cdfb355..e291fa8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ flask-cors
 gunicorn
 python-dotenv
 git+https://github.com/ai-cfia/azure-db.git@main#subdirectory=azure-ai-search
+fuzzywuzzy
+python-Levenshtein